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“I'll pretend, I tell myself. Pretending is safer than believing.”
― The Lost Crown
― The Lost Crown
“Sounds buzz around me, and I'm sure the painted dragonflies have come loose from the frieze on our walls to flap their wings in my ears, making my skin prickle and crawl as tides of sickness wash me away.”
― The Lost Crown
― The Lost Crown
“I cross myself and close my eyes. Where we go next, we go together.”
― The Lost Crown
― The Lost Crown
“Maria cries unashamedly on my shoulder while I whisper and pet her cheek, but Anastasia grips my other hand and stares fiercely back at our Alexander Palace with her wet blue eyes until it is no more than a lemon-colored speck against the sunrise.”
― The Lost Crown
― The Lost Crown
“My sisters and I sit together on a pair of suitcases. If we've forgotten anything, it's already too late -- our rooms have all been sealed and photographed. Anyway, Tatiana would say it's bad luck to return for something you've forgotten.”
― The Lost Crown
― The Lost Crown
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